We also examined the Student Learning Objectives and Outcomes information that Completers’ reported on the survey. Of the 89 Completers who reported their SEED ratings, 50 reported their SLOs and outcomes, including 32 IB/M completers and 18 TCPCG completers. Few (N=7) 2019 completers (2021 Completer Survey) reported on their SLOs; due to COVID-related school closures, some districts suspended the SLO requirement. The majority of Completers (N= 30) reported that their students Met or Exceeded their SLOs. Seventeen Completers reported that their students Exceeded their SLOs; 13 Completers reported that their students Met the SLO; 8 reported that their students did not meet their SLOs; 11 Completers provided insufficient information for us to determine whether the SLOs were met; 1 Completer reported that due to COVID-related school closures, no outcome was recorded. IB/M and TCPCG Completers had comparable outcomes. Of the 8 Completers who did not meet their SLOs, all reported significantly impacting their students’ learning; two reported that between 93% and 99% of their students met the SLOs, one reported that all but one student met the SLO, one reported that 74% of the targeted 80% of students met the SLO, and one 2019 Completer reported that approximately 70% of the targeted 75% of students met the SLO.

Completers’ rating on the two SEED measures show that IB/M and TCPCG Completers in their first year of teaching demonstrate the knowledge, practice and dispositions of effective teachers and effectively contribute to their students’ learning growth. The state of Connecticut does not provide statewide information on SEED ratings, no benchmarks, therefore, exist to compare Completers’ ratings with first year teachers statewide or across EPPs.

Measure 2: Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement. (R4.2|R5.3)

Satisfaction of Employers
The EPP revised its 2015-2016 Employer Survey for the teacher preparation programs in 2020 to align it more closely with the 2017 CCCT Rubric for Effective Teaching to provide a more direct assessment of Employer’s Satisfaction with Completers’ relevant demonstrated knowledge, skills and dispositions. We further aligned the items with INTASC Standards and the IB/M Program’s Core Practices. The EPP administered the revised survey to principals in the IB/M program’s Partnership schools in 2021. Given the Partnership relationships, these principals are especially familiar with the EPP’s Candidates and Completers’ demonstrated performance. Seventeen principals completed the survey.

Of the 17 principals who responded, the vast majority rated IB/M program Completers’ performance across the items as Proficient (67%), or Exemplary (25%). The overall mean rating was a 3.16 on a 4-point scale. Employers rated Completers highest on exhibiting professional responsibility and ethical practices (mean rating 3.35/4.0); using appropriate technology to support student learning (mean rating 3.29/4.0); creating learning environments responsive and respectful to all students’ learning needs (mean rating 3.29/4.0); interacting with students, families and communities in a culturally respectful manner (mean rating 3.24/4.0), and presenting content accurately and in a logical, purposeful progression (mean rating 3.24/4.0). Employers rated Completers’ performance in engaging students in critically examining the moral and political dimensions of content and inviting them to take action to address issues of equity the lowest (mean rating 2.88/4.0); four of the 17 respondents rated Completers Developing in this area.

Please rate your perceptions of the performance of recent graduates (classroom teachers in their first to three years of teaching) from the Neag School of Education teaching programs.

(Below Standard = 1; Developing = 2; Proficient = 3; Exemplary = 4)

CP= Core Practices; CCTh -D = Cross-Cutting Theme Diversity; CCTh-T = Cross-cutting Theme Technology; CCCT = Connecticut Common Core of Teaching Domains